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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes.

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Cloud, Intelligent Content Services, and Digital Fragility: What’s on the RIM Horizon for 2020

ARMA International

Nineteen percent of RIM programs report into IT (up from 15% in 2017), and 28% into legal (up from 18.5% in 2017), with the remainder reporting into senior administrative roles, compliance, corporate services, or finance teams. In 2017, only 25% of respondents reported they had re-organized their programs.

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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Organizations that have existing cloud solutions in place or are looking to implement them should consider these tips and tools to ensure that sensitive applications and data don’t fall into the wrong hands. Read more: Best IAM Tools & Solutions for 2021. Read more: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021.

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Integrating Long-Term Digital Preservation into Your Information Governance Program: First Steps

Preservica

The 2016 IGI Benchmark Report on The Governance of Long-term Digital Information confirmed that nearly all organizations represented have digital records and information that keep or need to keep in excess of 10 years. Useful Resources and Tools. 3) Be prepared to articulate the value as well as the risks of digital information.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. With the use of inventory tools and IOC lists, an organization can identify its most valuable assets or segments. Healthcare and financial services are the most attacked industries. Today, anti-ransomware tools play a vital role in any network.

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UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler

Security Affairs

EternalBlue is a Windows exploit created by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and used in the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack. Here are a few techniques they might use: Scanning for Open Ports: The bad actor could use port scanning tools like Nmap to identify systems with open ports, such as SMB (Server Message Block) ports (e.g.,

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2018 National Meeting

Data Matters

The Group Capital Calculation (E) Working Group continued its development of a group capital calculation (GCC) as an analytical tool for regulators to evaluate the financial condition of an insurance group. and the EU in September 2017. NAIC Continues Working to Develop a Group Capital Calculation. territory (i.e.,